Re: LZ: JR or JP?


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Re: LZ: JR or JP?



> > Does anyone know if there's a reason to use JP instead of JR for a program
> > jump?  The JR instruction, according to the book I have, uses one less byte
> > to have in code, so that would help optimize memory; also the assembler
> > resolves the relative (JR) addresses for you, doesn't it?
>  
> JR is shorter and faster.  Also, JP makes assumptions about your programs
> current location in memory if it's jumping to a location within the program.
> 
> I'm doing my coding mostly in hex so using JR also makes it easy to move
> routines around in my program.
> 
> Generally, use JR when you can and JP when you have to.
> 
> Yes the assembler resolves the references in either case.
> 


No, IT WONT!
JR is not to be used on teh TI-85 unless you REALLY know what you are 
doing... JUMP_(), JUMP_Z(), JUMP_NZ(), etc. shoud be used instead..


Full information on these can be found in teh Zshell documentation.. 


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